More than 500 people killed as heat wave bakes parts of India 26/5/2015

Soaring temperatures have gripped parts of southern and northern India in an extreme heat wave which has killed more than 500 people and looks set to continue this week, officials said on Monday. ...more

'Loud wakeup call' over critically endangered dolphin 26/5/2015

The smallest and rarest marine dolphin in the world could be extinct within 15 years if protection is not stepped up, new research suggests. ...more

Toughest leg of Solar Impulse's global journey delayed 26/5/2015

The most challenging leg of Solar Impulse 2's landmark flight around the world powered only by the sun was delayed on Tuesday due to concerns about the weather, organizers said. ...more

UN chief seeks 'global action' on climate change this year 26/5/2015

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon on Monday called for "global action" this year to limit climate change as international weather experts began a quadrennial congress in Geneva. ...more

Large French supermarkets face ban on throwing away food 25/5/2015

France is cracking down on food waste with legislation banning big supermarkets from destroying unsold but edible food on pain of fines and even jail sentences. ...more

Total hosts climate talks with big oil companies 25/5/2015

French oil major Total is hosting a meeting of the world's biggest oil companies over the sector's action plan ahead of U.N. climate talks in Paris at the end of the year. ...more

Beijing promises coal-free power by 2017 to fight pollution 25/5/2015

Beijing will build four gas-fired power and heating plants by next year and shut the last of its coal-fired generators by 2017 as part of its campaign against hazardous air pollution, officials said. ...more

Penguin film director gives climate warning in Cannes closer 25/5/2015

The French director who charmed the world and won an Oscar with his 2005 documentary "March of the Penguins" closed the Cannes festival on a somber note with a film about global warming that says not only the penguins should be worried. ...more

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi nurtures young passion for biodiversity 22/5/2015

To mark the World Biodiversity Day on May 22, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) is raising awareness of local and global natural heritage among children by publishing six encyclopedic books on biodiversity. ...more

Ocean's hidden world of plankton revealed in 'enormous database' (PHOTOS) 22/5/2015

The hidden world of the ocean's tiniest organisms has been revealed in a series of papers published in the journal Science. ...more